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'The Gentlemen' renewed for season 3, season 2 trailer debuts

Theo James stars in 'The Gentlemen' season 2. (Christopher Raphael/Netflix)

The Gentlemen is getting a third season.

Netflix has renewed its crime drama series for a third season ahead of the second season's debut. Creator Guy Ritchie is set to return to direct the show in the upcoming season 3.

“The ambition of The Gentlemen has accelerated, the world has expanded and the consequences carry weight. A third season felt inevitable, and I’m looking forward to pushing the boundaries of it further,” Ritchie said in a press release.

This renewal announcement comes alongside the season 2 official trailer. It stars Theo James, Kaya Scodelario, Ray Winstone, Joely Richardson, Vinnie Jones and Giancarlo Esposito, who return in season 2's eight new episodes.

"It’s been one year since Eddie and Susie joined forces to work together in Bobby’s criminal empire overseas. As they drive to expand their enterprise, the decisions Bobby is making seem to be increasingly unsound. Now Eddie and Susie must decide whether to take action or risk losing it all, but unfettered ambition never ends well," according to season 2's official description.

Joining the show in season 2 are Hugh Bonneville, Benjamin Clementine, Benedetta Porcaroli, Michele Morrone, Sergio Castellitto, Amra Mallassi, Tyler Conti, Chris Eubank Jr. and Maya Jama.

There was speculation that Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, would possibly appear in a potential third season of The Gentlemen amid her family's announcement they are moving back to the U.K., though it was never confirmed. The Hollywood Reporter ran a story on Saturday reporting Meghan had been dropped from consideration to join the series, according to a Substack column published by the former editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair and The New Yorker.

The third season will consist of eight hourlong episodes written by Ritchie and Matthew Read. As for what fans can expect, Netflix teases, "Your guess is as good as mine."

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Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult as Gilderoy Lockhart in 'Harry Potter' series

Kit Harington attends the 2026 Disney Upfront at Jacob Javits Center on May 12, 2026, in New York City. (John Nacion/FilmMagic via Getty Images)

Kit Harington is headed to Hogwarts.

The actor is set to play Gilderoy Lockhart in season 2 of HBO's upcoming Harry Potter TV series, ABC Audio has confirmed.

Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in the role. Hoult was previously announced to star as the character on Aug. 12. He now leaves the part over scheduling issues. HBO had to work around two of Hoult's preexisting projects, and when it was no longer feasible, the actor was let out of his deal.

This means Harington takes over the role he previously voiced in Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, which released in late 2025.

The first season of the series, titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, debuts on HBO and HBO Max on Dec. 25. Its season 2 renewal was announced on May 6.

Gilderoy Lockhart was previously played by Kenneth Branagh in the 2002 film Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The character is a famous, vain wizard known for his heroic acts that he has described in books written about himself. He takes over as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Dominic McLaughlin leads the cast of the upcoming show as Harry Potter. He stars alongside Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton, who play Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. The series is described as a faithful adaptation of the books by J.K. Rowling, who serves as an executive producer.

Succession's Jon Brown, who was a writer on season 1, has been promoted to co-showrunner for season 2. He will serve in the role alongside Francesca Gardiner, the showrunner of season 1.

Harington replacing Hoult isn't the first casting news about season 2. On May 18, ABC Audio confirmed that Gracie Cochrane, the actress who portrays Ginny Weasley in season 1, will not return to play the character in season 2 of the series.

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'Dancing with the Stars' pro Sharna Burgess returning to ballroom for season 35

Sharna Burgess attends the 32nd annual Race To Erase MS Gala on May 16, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kayla Oaddams/WireImage via Getty Images)

Sharna Burgess is officially returning to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom.

On Monday, the longtime DWTS pro announced on Good Morning America that she will compete on the upcoming 35th season of the hit dance competition series, marking her first time competing on the show since season 30 in 2021.

"I'm back! Some of you guys guessed it. Yes, I am here with a special announcement to finally confirm I'm back on Dancing with the Stars, baby," Burgess said. "I'm going to be competing for that Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. I can't wait to be back in the ballroom with my dancing family, and mostly it feels so good to be coming home. I'll see you all soon."

The upcoming season will mark Burgess' 15th season competing as a professional dancer on DWTS.

Burgess previously took home the Mirrorball Trophy with radio personality Bobby Bones in 2018 during season 27. Her last season as a competing pro was season 30 in 2021, when she was partnered with her now-fiancé, actor Brian Austin Green.

Burgess' return comes as excitement builds for season 35. Several celebrity contestants have already been announced, including Summer House star Ciara Miller, The Traitors star Maura Higgins, Savannah Bananas player Jackson Olson and Jimmy Kimmel Live! personality Guillermo Rodriguez.

Rodriguez will be partnered with returning pro Witney Carson.

The rest of the DWTS season 35 cast will be revealed Sept. 2 on GMA.

DWTS season 35 will debut with a two-night premiere Tuesday, Sept. 15, and Wednesday, Sept. 16, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, streaming the next day on Hulu.

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'I was just numb': Hayden Panettiere's mother breaks silence on daughter's death

Lesley Vogel, mother of Hayden Panettiere, speaks with ABC News, August 23, 2026. (ABC News)

Hayden Panettiere's mother is opening up about how she hopes her daughter will be remembered following the actress's death at age 36.

"I want Hayden to be remembered for the talented, you know, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman she really was," Lesley Vogel told ABC News.

Panettiere, known for her roles in Heroes, Nashville and Ice Princess, died on Aug. 16 after she was found unresponsive and in cardiac arrest at a residence in Greenville, South Carolina. First responders attempted to resuscitate her, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.

Vogel described the moment she heard the news, saying, “I was numb. I was just numb."

“I still am not grasping this is real. It just doesn't, it doesn't feel real,” she said. “My mind tells me it's not at times. You know, it's going to be a process."

She acknowledged the difficulty of mourning someone who was in the public eye, describing potential critics as “haters” and telling them that they “don’t have a right to tell me how to mourn the loss of my second child, that’s my domain.”

Vogel and Skip Panettiere, Hayden’s parents, who divorced when she was young, lost their son, Jansen Panettiere, in 2023. The family said in its statement at the time that Jansen Panettiere died from an enlarged heart.

Their daughter's death came months after Hayden Panettiere spoke publicly about her relationship with her mother, who served as her acting coach and manager in her childhood.

In a May interview with ABC News, Hayden Panettiere said trying to maintain a relationship with her had been "tough."

"Over the years, I've tried to leave that door open, hoping that the relationship would evolve into a healthy mother-daughter relationship, and it's obvious that that's just not going to be the case," she explained.

At the time, Vogel responded to her daughter's comments in a statement to Page Six, saying she had chosen to go "the no-contact route" after taking "the advice of professionals."

Speaking with ABC News on Sunday, Vogel said her relationship with Hayden Panettiere evolved as she grew older.

Vogel recalled that the actress had landed her Heroes role of Claire Bennet, a cheerleader with supernatural abilities, as a 16-year-old. Until then Hayden Panettiere had lived “a very happy life,” Vogel said, adding, “but I would say at about 17, I started seeing her going downhill.”

“As she got older, then it wasn't my voice anymore. I wasn't in charge of her choices,” Vogel said. “I tried to give her the best advice I could, but again, you know, any young person, teen, come on, they want to be liberated. And I get that. I did get that!”

Hayden Panettiere had been candid about her struggles from child stardom through adulthood, releasing a memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning, in May in which she wrote about postpartum depression, addiction and recovery, domestic abuse and more.

The book includes a scene in which Hayden Panettiere told her mother at 19 that she didn’t want to be managed by her anymore. The book describes Vogel’s response, which the book said was Vogel saying, “You owe me.”

“I remember being in her trailer and literally saying nothing,” Vogel told ABC News. “I was -- I knew that day would come. It's not that I didn't expect it, but it was very short, very brief conversation, and then she turned and went to set. But did it hurt to read that in the book? You know, it just -- I know I didn't say what she said.”

The Greenville City Police Department is leading the investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death, with the Drug Enforcement Administration assisting, according to sources familiar with the matter.

According to a police report obtained by ABC News, Hayden Panettiere was with her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, and his brother, Zach Hickerson, at the time of her death. The report said it was unknown whether Hayden Panettiere had been using drugs or alcohol.

Hayden Panettiere's official cause and manner of death "remain pending further investigation and the completion of additional studies," the coroner's office said.

Vogel and Hayden Panettiere were estranged in the actor’s final months, a separation that Vogel said came about after she went to stay with her daughter about a year ago. Vogel said Hayden Panettiere at that time wanted to get out of her relationship with Hickerson.

“She knew that Brian was toxic,” Vogel said. “She knew she had to get him out of her life.”

But after about six weeks, Vogel said, she noticed her daughter pulling away, so she returned home to Florida. Vogel said Hayden Panettiere called her and told her that she was “going to be with the person I love,” which was Hickerson.

Vogel said she issued her daughter an ultimatum, telling her she couldn’t be in her life if Hickerson was also a part of it. She said she had expected the estrangement that followed to be a “pocket of time.”

She said she didn’t “by any stretch of the imagination think that this was going to happen to Hayden.”

“I'll be honest. It just, I don't know why, I just didn't,” she added. “Maybe I didn't want to.”

Vogel said Hickerson and Hayden Panettiere grew closer in 2018 after she ceded full custody of her daughter, who was then 4, to her ex-fiance, longtime heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko.

“That was probably the catalyst,” she said. “In my opinion, that was the catalyst that she just couldn't keep those demons away. I think she struggled, and Brian came into her life. She was vulnerable."

Hickerson pleaded no contest to two felony counts of injuring a spouse or girlfriend in April 2021.

Hickerson's attorney shared a statement with ABC News on Thursday, writing, "Hayden's death remains under investigation and it is important to allow that investigation to proceed. As has been publicly reported, police confirmed there were no signs of foul play. Out of respect for Hayden's loved ones and the ongoing investigation, there will be no further comment at this time."

Vogel said she wants her daughter to be remembered as the “talented, beautiful, outgoing, intelligent woman” she had been.

“But I also want people to understand that it is my belief that ... she was suffering,” Vogel said. “Now that doesn't make sense because when you look at a beautiful girl who's got an incredible career, even though it has had its ups and downs, but you know, you look that big picture and you go, why would you be suffering? People don't understand that you can have on the exterior all of this. But that doesn't mean that what's going on in here matches.”

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Farm Aid, featuring Neil Young and John Mellencamp, to air on CNN

L-R) Dave Matthews, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp backstage at Farm Aid at the KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, United States on September 16, 2017. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns)

Farm Aid is headed to Virginia this September, but folks who can’t make it to the show will be able to enjoy it from the comfort of their own home.

Farm Aid just announced that the annual benefit concert, taking place Sept. 26 at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia, will broadcast live on CNN.

Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Margo Price and Nathaniel Rateliff are all set to perform this year. Young will be performing with his band The Chrome Hearts, while Matthews will perform with frequent collaborator Tim Reynolds.

Other artists on the bill include Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Turnpike Troubadours, Lukas Nelson, Jesse Welles, Sierra Ferrell, I’m With Her, Mon Rovîa, Amythyst Kiah, Lily Meola and Chris Pierce.

The concert will begin on CNN at 7 p.m. ET. It will stream live on nugs.net, FarmAid.org and YouTube starting at 11:30 a.m. ET.

The first Farm Aid concert was held on Sept. 22, 1985, in Champaign, Illinois. Since then, the Farm Aid organization has raised nearly $90 million to help American farmers.

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Report: Post Malone engaged

Post Malone performs at halftime during a game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Kansas City Chiefs at AT&T Stadium on November 27, 2025 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys defeated the Chiefs 31-28. (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Post Malone will "have some help" becoming a husband.

The singer is reportedly engaged to his girlfriend, Christy Lee. They first went public with their relationship in 2025. 

Christy's friend Marina Hollyer posted the news on her Instagram Story on Wednesday. "My best friend in the world just got engaged. Love you more than words Toph!!!" she wrote, captioning a photo of Christy sitting on Posty's lap, showing off a ring and wearing a sash that read, "Bride to be."

She added several other photos that appeared to be taken the night of the engagement.

Another friend, Brooke Donovan, posted a photo on her Instagram Story of Posty and Christy kissing in front of a rosebush. "So happy for you both!" she captioned the photo.

ABC Audio has reached out to Posty's reps for confirmation.

Post Malone was previously engaged to Hee Sung "Jamie" Park, the mother of his daughter, but they split in early 2025.

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Why Kenny Chesney went all the way to Hawaii for a 'Goldfish'

Kenny Chesney's 'Silver Sands Marina' (HEY NOW Records)

You'll meet Kenny Chesney's "Goldfish" when he drops the next track from his new album, Silver Sands Marina.

Not only that, there'll be a music video to match.

“To hear something so creative, something that breaks all the rules and brings back that classic old school wordplay, you want a video that’s just as much fun,” he explains. “Here’s this guy going through so much heartache, sitting in a bar ‘drunk as a skunk,’ but the way the song tells it, it’s so lighthearted you almost don’t realize how much pain he’s in. How do you capture that?"

To shoot the clip, Kenny and his band traveled to Maui after his second Sphere Las Vegas residency, taking inspiration from the Hawaiian steel guitar on the track. 

"We decided to do something really carefree, really innocent and just show the spirit of this band, kicking back and having fun together," he continues. "Between the custom Western suits that’re about that era of country music, the cardboard cut-out of (guitarist) Kenny Greenberg who couldn’t make the trip that we dragged around with us and those locations, we matched all the joy this song is made of.”

"Goldfish" arrives Aug. 28, ahead of the full Silver Sands Marina album Sept. 25.

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'Hillbilly Girl with the Blues' Lacy J. Dalton returns to Nashville

Lacy J. Dalton (Mickey Bernal/Getty Images)

Country legend Lacy J. Dalton will celebrate her 80th birthday with a special birthday bash at Nashville's 3rd and Lindsley. 

The rare Music City appearance by the '80s hitmaker takes place Thursday, Oct. 15, though her birthday is actually the 13th.

Jimmy Fortune, David Frizzell, Terri Gibbs, Michelle Wright and more are set to join her for the intimate acoustic evening that'll raise money for her nonprofit.

The Let 'em Run Foundation works at "preserving, rescuing, and finding sanctuary and homes for America's wild horses and burros." Tickets for the show are $25.

Lacy's string of country hits started in 1980, and includes singles like "Hard Times," "Hillbilly Girl with the Blues," "Takin' It Easy" and "16th Avenue."

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Travel to London with the Opry through the magic of TV

'Grand Ole Opry: Live in London' (Courtesy Grand Ole Opry)

The Grand Ole Opry's sold-out September 2025 show at London's Royal Albert Hall will air as the first-ever two-part Opry Live special starting this weekend.

Grand Ole Opry: Live in London premieres Aug. 22 and concludes the following Saturday. You can watch via the Opry's Facebook and YouTube channels, Circle Country and RFD-TV starting at 9 p.m. ET.

The trip across the pond celebrated the Opry's 100-year anniversary and was the first broadcast ever to originate outside the U.S. 

The night featured several once-in-a-lifetime collaborations you'll want to watch for, including Luke Combs and Carly Pearce doing "I Hope You're Happy Now," which they wrote together.

Ashley McBryde subbed for Travis Tritt on Marty Stuart's "The Whiskey Ain't Workin'," while Luke Combs and Marcus Mumford tackled Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind," and Darius Rucker and Breach did "Wagon Wheel." 

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Morgan Wallen, Ella Langley, Stella Lefty and more up for Moon Person awards in 2026

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Morgan Wallen competes for artist of the year at the upcoming 2026 MTV Video Music Awards alongside the show's two top nominees, Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter.

Ella Langley battles against them both for song of the year with her mega-hit "Choosin' Texas."

Newcomer Stella Lefty also picks up a best new artist nod on the strength of her debut hit, "Boston."

The VMAs air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 27, on CBS, MTV and Paramount+.

Fan voting is underway now online.

Here's the rundown of the contenders in the show's only country category: 

BEST COUNTRY
Ella Langley - “Choosin’ Texas”  
Kacey Musgraves - “Dry Spell”
Lainey Wilson - “Somewhere Over Laredo”
Luke Combs - “Back in the Saddle”
Shaboozey - “Cowgirl” 
Stella Lefty - “Boston” 
Tucker Wetmore - “Brunette”

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Miranda Lambert and 'Crisco' are helping open a new Nashville music venue

Miranda Lambert: One Night Only (Courtesy MCA/Miranda Lambert)

Miranda Lambert will be the first artist to play new Nashville music venue The Truth on Oct.1, celebrating the release of her new album, Crisco, the next day. 

She'll add a 12-piece string section for the show, which will include a full set of her hits and songs from the new project. 

“It was magical to hear the way strings can transform a song when we were in the studio creating this record, and I can’t wait to bring that to life in an even bigger way with our full setlist,” she says. “We’ve never gotten to play that way on stage, and to have the opportunity to do it for the first time at the opening of a beautiful new venue right here in Nashville is going to be really special.”

Ticket sales for Miranda Lambert: One Night Only go on sale Friday.

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'I Can't' anymore: Another week, another Ella Langley record

Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen's "I Can't Love You Anymore" (SAWGOD/Columbia Records)

Ella Langley and Morgan Wallen top Billboard Country Airplay for the second week in a row with "I Can't Love You Anymore," marking another milestone for the ACM female artist of the year.

It's Ella's third #1 from her sophomore album, following "Be Her" and the mega-hit "Choosin' Texas." That makes Dandelion only the 13th album by a woman to do so since the 1990 launch of the chart.

Kelsea Ballerini is the most recent woman to do so, sending "Love Me Like You Mean It," "Dibs" and "Peter Pan" to the pinnacle in 2015-16 with her debut album, The First Time.

Wynonna, Deana Carter and Jo Dee Messina have matched the feat, while Shania Twain has two albums with three number ones and Carrie Underwood has three. Sugarland and Lady A are also included in the tally, since they have female members. 

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Warren Zeiders maps out the 'No Brakes' underplays for third album

Warren Zeiders' 'No Brakes' album release shows (Shore Fire Media)

Warren Zeiders will play four intimate shows at the end of September to celebrate the release of his third studio album, No Brakes.

“Happy to say that I'm officially going back to these venues that I played five years ago, when it was just me and my guitar player on the 717 Tapes Tour," the "Pretty Little Poison" hitmaker says. "I'm excited to bring my show back to small clubs, pack them full with high energy, full band — me and the boys together playing the whole album top to bottom for the fans."

Warren kicks off the No Brakes album release shows Sept. 23 at Nashville's Exit/In, before playing Detroit's El Club on release day, Sept. 25. 

He'll continue Sept. 28 at Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern, before stopping at Champs Downtown in State College in his home state of Pennsylvania. 

Tickets are on sale now. 

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Chayce Beckham's new music is 'Old Fashioned'

Chayce Beckham's 'Old Fashioned' (BBR/BMG)

Chayce Beckham's building on the "Dirt Floor" he unearthed in July, releasing a new song and revealing his Old Fashioned EP will follow. 

The five-song collection from the 2021 American Idol winner will arrive Sept. 25, featuring the title track, "Ain't Lying to Myself," "Today Feels Like Tonight," "Dirt Floor" and the just-released "Take Me Home."

The California native co-wrote all five songs. He's currently on tour as he works on the full-length follow-up to 2024's Bad for Me.

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'House Again' hitmaker Made You Look: Hudson Westbrook readies second album

Hudson Westbrook's 'Made You Look' (River House Artists/Warner Records Nashville )

First, Hudson Westbrook Made You Look with his breakthrough #1, "House Again," and now he's prepping his sophomore album. 

“The last two years have been insane,” the Texas native reflects. "If you would have asked me what I thought my life would look like at 22, my wildest dreams wouldn’t even come close. And none of that would be possible without the people who love my music.”

The 16-song collection includes the previously released tracks "Hits Me," "Backwards" and "Hey Dallas."

“Sometimes it feels like we’re all chasing the same thing, trying to find new ways to keep our fans guessing and listening. To keep their attention – to make them look," Hudson says. "This record is built on the experiences and memories that my fans made possible for me over the last couple of years. We made it with them in mind, staying true to my Texas roots. I’m really proud of the album – how we pushed our sound and dug in on the songwriting. I hope you love it as much as I do.”

The title track is out now, ahead of the record's Nov. 6 arrival.

It follows Texas Forever, which came out in July 2025.

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'Wannabe' in your 'Shoes': Gavin Adcock's new perspective

Gavin Adcock's 'The Day I Hang It Up' (Warner Records Nashville)

Newcomer Gavin Adcock weighs the cost of his success in his new track, "Shoes."

"I’ll have to admit/ I don’t have a problem paying bills/ But I don’t ever make it back home/ To any of Mama’s Sunday meals," he sings. "And I had a friend/ The last time we talked/ We didn’t see eye-to-eye/ And I was off, way out west/ When they said he died." 

Gavin co-wrote the song from his third studio album in three years. 

“‘Shoes’ is about how everybody looks in the mirror and for some reason thinks their life isn’t good enough," he reflects. "They look at other people and think the grass is greener on the other side. It’s a reminder for everybody that we’ve only got one life. Live it. Love it. Make the best out of it!”

The Day I Hang It Up arrives Oct. 2 and included his current radio single, "Wannabe." 

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'Way to Go': Zach John King is a 'perfect mix' with Brooks & Dunn

Zach John King's 'I'm What You Get' (Sony Music Nashville)

Brooks & Dunn topped the country chart with "That Ain't No Way to Go" in 1994, about three years before Zach John King was born. Now the newcomer's releasing his own "Way to Go" — and the Country Music Hall of Famers are singing it with him. 

"'Way To Go' is a fun one," Zach says. "I write a lot of heartbreak songs, so this one is a nice change of pace.It's about seeing somebody you know is trouble and choosing to follow through anyway. Getting Brooks & Dunn on this song still doesn't feel real to me. They were such a massive part of my journey with country music, and we've gotten to know each other over the past year."

"The song was already done, and it was never written to be a duet," he explains. "But the idea hit me and I just thought, 'how cool would it be to have them on this track?' They graciously said yes and what came out of it is something I'm really proud of. It's a perfect mix of new and classic all in one song."

The duet appears on Zach's 20-track debut album, I'm What You Get, which also features his top-15 breakthrough "Get to Drinkin'." It comes out Aug. 28.

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Josh Ross gets 'Kicked Out of Bars'

Josh Ross' "Kicked Out of Bars" (Universal Music Canada/MCA/CORE Records)

After two consecutive number ones, newcomer Josh Ross is getting "Kicked Out of Bars."

The new song follows "Single Again" and "Hate How You Look" as his latest radio single, and counts fellow Canadian Brad Rempel of High Valley as one of its co-writers.

“‘Kicked Out Of Bars’ felt like me from the minute we wrote it," Josh says. "It’s one of those songs almost everyone can relate to, whether you’ve been the one getting kicked out or you’ve got a buddy who has."

"I wanted to give fans something fun and upbeat to close out the summer," he continues. "We’ve been playing it live and seeing everyone already singing along has been pretty incredible. I’m excited for fans to finally have it.”

The reigning CCMA entertainer of the year will defend his title at September's awards, shortly after he heads out on The Young Tour with Dan + Shay.

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Ella Langley says she may 'never get over' Matthew McConaughey covering 'Choosin' Texas'

Matthew McConaughey performs onstage during 'The Rivals Of Amziah King' special screening at Matthew McConaughey Cinema on August 10, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Rick Kern/Getty Images)

What's better than having a song that's been #1 for 17 weeks? Having an Oscar-winning actor sing that song. 

Wednesday night on The Late Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Matthew McConaughey ended up playing and singing a bluegrass version of Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" as part of the show's ongoing Audience Suggestion Box segment.

During the segment, Fallon claimed that a viewer had suggested it would be a "dream come true" for her if he managed to combine "Choosin' Texas" with McConaughey's upcoming movie The Rivals of Amziah [am ZIE uh] King, in which he plays a bluegrass musician.

"This is The Tonight Show, where dreams become reality," Fallon announced, as the curtain opened to reveal McConaughey, playing the mandolin in a bluegrass band called The Last Bison. Fallon joined them, playing washboard.

Ella reposted a clip of the performance on her Instagram Story and captioned it, "I may never get over this." And on the original post, she commented, "Omg."

What made the moment even more special is that McConaughey is actually from Texas. He was born in Uvalde, raised in Longview and later attended UT-Austin. And speaking of Austin, that's where Ella is performing on Thursday night.

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Lainey Wilson leads All for the Hall benefit in LA in September

All for the Hall Los Angeles (Courtesy Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)

Lainey Wilson will lead this fall's All for the Hall benefit Thursday, Sept. 17, at The Novo in Los Angeles. 

While the rest of the artists are yet to be revealed, we do know it'll be a Nashville-style "guitar pull," with everyone onstage at once taking turns doing their songs. 

“I’m so excited to host All for the Hall this fall," Lainey says. “The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum does incredible work preserving the music we love and sharing it with the next generation, and it means a lot to me to support that mission. It’s going to be a special night, and I’m honored to be part of it.”

Tickets for fundraiser for the hall of fame go on sale Friday. 

Vince Gill and Emmylou Harris hosted the first All for the Hall show in New York City in 2007. Blake Shelton was the force behind the latest one, which took place in 2024 in his native Oklahoma.

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